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Nissan North America Announces May Sales

Posted on: Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 13:11 CDT

FRANKLIN, Tenn., June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales for March of 67,489 units versus 100,874 units a year ago, a decrease of 33.1 percent. Sales of Nissan Division vehicles decreased 32.5 percent, while sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased by 38.1 percent.

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NNA INFORMATION

• Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 67,489 units, compared with last May's sales of 100,874 units, marked a decrease of 33.1 percent.
• To ensure consistency in our global sales reporting, Nissan North America calculates monthly variances on a straight-percentage basis, unadjusted for the number of selling days in the month. This May had 26 selling days, and May 2008 had 27 selling days.

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

• Nissan vehicles saw sales of 60,993 units in May compared with 90,379 units sold in May 2008, a 32.5 percent decrease.
• Launched May 5th, the all-new, uniquely styled 2009 cube(R) saw sales of 1,745 units.
• The Rogue compact crossover increased sales of 11.0 percent from a year ago with 8,287 units, posting its largest monthly sales volume.
• Sales of the flagship Maxima sedan posted an 86.0 percent increase over year-ago, with sales of 6,082 units in May.

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

• Infiniti sales for May were 6,496 units, down from 10,495 units a year ago, a decline of 38.1 percent.

In North America, Nissan's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. Nissan is dedicated to improving the environment under the Nissan Green Program 2010, whose key priorities are reducing CO2 emissions, cutting other emissions and increasing recycling. More information on Nissan in North America and the complete line of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at www.nissanusa.com and www.infinitiusa.com.

NISSAN DIVISION May May Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD 2009 2008 % chg 2009 2008 % chg Nissan Division Total 60,993 90,379 -32.5 257,302 393,909 -34.7 Versa 5,031 10,378 -51.5 26,396 36,752 -28.2 Sentra 5,618 13,980 -59.8 28,414 48,186 -41.0 cube 1,745 0 0.0 1,745 0 0.0 Altima 18,408 34,428 -46.5 80,078 133,465 -40.0 Maxima 6,082 3,270 86.0 18,858 18,664 1.0 350/370Z 1,278 1,268 0.8 7,203 5,747 25.3 GT-R 146 0 0.0 717 0 0.0 Total Car 38,308 63,324 -39.5 163,411 242,814 -32.7 Frontier 3,111 4,119 -24.5 10,108 21,173 -52.3 Titan 1,623 2,163 -25.0 7,514 15,925 -52.8 Xterra 1,204 1,914 -37.1 6,238 14,033 -55.5 Pathfinder 1,419 2,382 -40.4 7,218 15,630 -53.8 Armada 784 1,212 -35.3 3,625 7,763 -53.3 Rogue 8,287 7,467 11.0 31,344 30,812 1.7 Murano 5,088 6,121 -16.9 23,800 37,331 -36.2 Quest 1,169 1,677 -30.3 4,044 8,428 -52.0 Total Truck 22,685 27,055 -16.2 93,891 151,095 -37.9 North American produced 44,449 75,523 -41.1 192,493 320,019 -39.8 Car 35,139 62,056 -43.4 153,746 237,067 -35.1 Truck 9,310 13,467 -30.9 38,747 82,952 -53.3 Import 16,544 14,856 11.4 64,809 73,890 -12.3 Car 3,169 1,268 149.9 9,665 5,747 68.2 Truck 13,375 13,588 -1.6 55,144 68,143 -19.1 INFINITI DIVISION May May Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD 2009 2008 % chg 2009 2008 % chg Infiniti Division Total 6,496 10,495 -38.1 32,144 52,565 -38.8 G Sedan 2,885 4,127 -30.1 12,365 21,079 -41.3 G Coupe 980 2,275 -56.9 4,776 9,875 -51.6 M 658 1,371 -52.0 4,268 7,555 -43.5 QX56 586 660 -11.2 1,769 4,166 -57.5 EX 540 1,201 -55.0 3,640 5,211 -30.1 FX 847 861 -1.6 5,326 4,679 13.8 Total Car 4,523 7,773 -41.8 21,409 38,509 -44.4 Total Truck 1,973 2,722 -27.5 10,735 14,056 -23.6 NISSAN & INFINITI May May Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD 2009 2008 % chg 2009 2008 % chg TOTAL VEHICLE 67,489 100,874 -33.1 289,446 446,474 -35.2 Total Car 42,831 71,097 -39.8 184,820 281,323 -34.3 Total Truck 24,658 29,777 -17.2 104,626 165,151 -36.6 Selling days 26 27 127 129 * All numbers include Hawaii

SOURCE Nissan North America

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